Chapter 104: Driving away tigers and devouring wolves
In addition to a large number of electronic versions of Taoist classics, Zhang Yingchen's own hard drive and CD contain the most abundant collection of erotic comics in the Senate. Even such collections in the Great Library cannot compare with this.
"I remember that Hong Kong also published a comic book called "Jin Ping Mei", and the style of painting was quite realistic." Lu Zhongxing said, "I have seen it before, and the style of painting is not the same as that of Little ***, and it may be more popular among locals.
Welcome. But the storyline is so contrived that it’s a tragedy.”
Zhao Yingong was shocked: "This is not a problem. The problem is how do we copy the electronic version of the comics onto a stone slab or a wooden board? We can't print them all, right? Just let the workers look at the screen."
"It's okay to print it out, and copy it on the screen. After all, the electronic version will be annihilated one day. It's necessary to turn it into paper and leave the bottom." Zhou Dongtian said, "I'll see if I can do it when I go back this time.
For photographic typesetting - this depends on the strength of the people in the chemical industry department - photographic drawing plates are more convenient than lithographic printing. Even if it is not possible, I will first print a few copies on stone slabs in Lingao and then bring them over.
I’ll give you the base for plate making: engraving or lithography as you wish.”
Everyone was chatting while eating, and the conversation turned to the issue of how to get support from the church in Hangzhou. Although Zhao Yingong has successfully established a relationship with them, he is not yet able to ask the church to do things for him at will. Zhao Yingong also goes there from time to time.
He traveled around the church and established relationships with several prominent figures in the church in order to establish relationships with Xu Guangqi's family as soon as possible.
But things did not go very smoothly. Zhao Yingong went there a few times and felt that the leading figures in the church were more interested in developing him into the church than in opening up relationships with Xu Guangqi for him. In order to prevent himself from being too deeply involved with the Catholic Church
, arousing the resentment of some non-religious gentry, and it was inconvenient for him to go to church often.
Zhang Yingchen was confident about this: "I have a way."
"What can you do?" Zhao Yingong asked curiously.
"The method is very simple." Zhang Yingchen smiled pretending to be profound.
"Do you know the Hangzhou teaching plan in the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign?" he asked.
"As for the lesson plans, I know about the Marais and Tianjin lesson plans - the time when Lao Zeng was in disgrace."
"There were several teaching plans in the late Ming Dynasty, the most famous one being the Nanjing Teaching Plan -"
"Let's get to the point."
"This can be regarded as the second major setback for the Catholic Church's mission in China." Zhang Yingchen said with relish, putting a piece of spring bamboo shoots in his mouth and chewing it slowly.
This great debate began with the debate between Ai Julius and the Confucian scholar Huang Zhen in Zhangzhou, Fujian. Huang Zhen then traveled from Fujian to Zhejiang, inviting Confucian scholars and Zen masters to criticize the Jesuit doctrine. These critical documents were finally compiled into
"The Collection of Breaking Evil".
The debate between the two religions in Hangzhou began in March of the eighth year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign. Huang Zhen visited the Zen master Miyun Yuanwu of Tiantong Temple in Ningbo. Yuanwu then wrote "The First Theory of Discriminating Heaven" and gave it to Zen Master Yi Purun to publish it in Hangzhou. The Catholic Church
There has been no response to this move.
Zhang Tian (whose generation name is Guang), a disciple of the deceased eminent monk Yunqi (Lotus Pond), took the "Initial Theory of Biandian Tian" to the Guanxiang Catholic Church in Hangzhou in August and handed the "Initial Theory" to the Jesuit Fu Fanji. .
However, according to the description of "The Second Theory of Biantian", the Jesuits did not respond to the argument. So Yuanwu wrote "The Second Theory of Biantian" in September and continued to announce it in Hangzhou. The church continued to avoid the war, and only some of them accepted the teachings. The Confucian scholars rejected the debate on the grounds that the "Tian Shuo" written by Monk Yunqi during his lifetime failed to argue against Matteo Ricci.
Later, the monk Yuanwu wrote "Three Essays on the Biantian" again, and Zhang Tian based on the missionary document "The Relics of the Bianxue" released by the church and found out that the author of the "Four Ends of the Bamboo Chuangtian Essay" by the great monk Fu Lianchi was in the past. It is not Matteo Ricci. However, in the Fujian version of "Bianxue Relics", there is a preface by "Mi Gezi" (the religious name of the imperial censor Yang Tingyun). In this preface, Yang Tingyun fabricated the story of monk Yunqi's confession to God on his deathbed.
Therefore, Zhang Huang wrote "Zhengwang Shuo" to attack the Catholic Church again.
During this siege, the Catholic Church has been in a position of avoiding war and has adopted a retreat policy of not participating in debates. Although some religious Confucians in the church have tried to fight back, the leaders of the church have always insisted on not responding or debating - This is probably due to the absorption of some lessons from the Nanjing Teaching Cases and the imitation of "Those who purify themselves purify themselves".
Facts have proved that this strategy of the church is effective, because soon some ordinary Confucian scholars who are not Buddhists came forward to accuse the Buddhists: "The virtues of Yunqi Hongji and benefiting people are as bright as the sun in the sky, and who can hide them when they get them?" What? Those who slander are just slandering themselves, how can it damage their light? Hu Buwen heard Gu Gu said: 'Don't distinguish between right and wrong.
Obviously, the concession policy adopted by the Catholic Church dressed itself up as a victim and saved the weak Hangzhou church from further impact, and finally weathered the crisis safely.
"It's only the fourth year of Chongzhen." Zhao Yingong reminded him. If we wait until the eighth year of Chongzhen, the situation may have undergone major changes.
"Listen to what I'm saying." Zhang Yingchen continued as if he was trying to sell something. "Most of the Confucian scholars in the late Ming Dynasty had the habit of 'escaping Zen' to avoid social reality. Therefore, Zen Buddhism is very powerful. In areas such as Ningbo, Hangzhou, and Jiaxing, This area is also the main activity area of the Rinzai sect of Zen. The spread of our new Taoism will be very difficult. You must know that these Buddhists have a bad attitude towards Taoism. If I squeeze in to preach now, I am afraid it will not be easier than Catholic preaching. .Do you know how difficult it is to grab customers in mature markets?”
Everyone nodded. The reason why New Taoism has achieved great results in Qiongzhou is simply because there is no room for mature religions in Zuanli District. It is not so easy to reach the mainland.
For the two Zhejiang areas where Buddhism is deeply rooted, it is impossible for New Taoism to seize food from the tiger's mouth in one fell swoop. However, provoking a dispute between Buddhism and Jesuit missionaries in China in advance can first weaken the influence of Catholicism - although they are weak , but there is a group of enthusiastic priests and believers who are willing to dedicate everything, and they have great potential for development. Secondly, they are using this lesson plan to attack the reputation of Buddhism. After all, throughout the lesson plan, Buddhists have been showing an aggressive attitude. This will inevitably attract some middlemen. people’s resentment.
"Now I want to get a share of the pie here, but the only way I can do it is to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf to destroy the influence of the two religions." Zhang Yingchen raised his glass and took a sip, "I am going to trigger this controversy in advance and borrow the two
The tigers are fighting each other and profiting from it."
"I know what you mean by triggering the lesson plans in advance and muddying the waters." Zhao Yiggong said and raised a question, "But what effect will it have on getting help from the church?"
"Old Zhao, you are so smart and confused for a moment." Zhang Yingchen said with a smile, "The church in Hangzhou is currently stable and the world is peaceful. You are just the icing on the cake. If I start things up, it will be like giving them a harsh blow.
It’s snowing heavily, and if you get there with a piece of charcoal, people will be grateful to you!”
Zhao Yingong didn't even need to put in much effort, let alone publicly debate for the church. He only needed to suggest to the church's senior leaders that the church's historical approach of adapting to changes by remaining unchanged would allow the church to survive the crisis and win the church's victory.
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"Taoist Master, you are quite shady." Merlin complimented him, but he didn't agree with it. Many events must occur under certain conditions. If you want to trigger them in advance, I'm afraid it's just the wishful thinking of Taoist Zhang. Don't say anything.
, in this huge sea of people, where can one go to find Huang Zhen, the instigator? Historical books only say that he was from Zhangzhou, Fujian, and a Confucian scholar. There is no specific information about where he lived or what he did for a living. Furthermore, a person's thoughts are always
In the midst of developments and changes, this person may not even think about debating Catholicism at this time.
"I can't talk about being sinister. But if this thing is done, it will be good for everyone to complete the task." Zhang Yingchen showed a proud look on his face. "I am not talking out of thin air. Huang Zhen has arrived in Hangzhou a few days ago."
"How do you know?" Merlin was very surprised.
"Yesterday, someone came to ask me to treat a patient in an inn. This person's name is Huang Zhen, and he is from Zhangzhou, Fujian. Who else is he?" Zhang Yingchen said, "I think there are too many patients now. I will see you again in a few days."
I'm going to see him, I want to discuss it with you first."
"How did he come to Hangzhou?" Zhao Yiggong was greatly surprised, "According to the history you mentioned, he should still be in Fujian at this time."
"The fluttering wings of the butterfly may have caused some changes in the trajectory of history." Zhang Yingchen said, "His sudden appearance in Hangzhou is a so-called opportunity that comes to your doorstep. If you cannot take advantage of it, you will be sorry for the butterfly."
Several people were lost in thought. Zhang Yingchen's plan of driving away tigers and devouring wolves, instigating conflicts to fish in troubled waters is indeed very creative. Inferring from the causes and consequences has a high chance of success, but no one knows whether the consequences of this matter will be derivative.
Other things come up. After all, the development of events cannot go exactly as they want.
Zhang Yingchen looked at Zhao Yingong: We are all veterans, and Zhang Yingchen has the power to "act cheaply", but after all, he belongs to the Hangzhou Station. This matter is not a small problem. It is not appropriate for him to act without permission without the station manager nodding.
"If you want to achieve great things, don't stick to trivial matters." Zhao Yingong nodded, "This is feasible."
"But this way, it will be inconvenient for me to come to your place so often." Zhang Yingchen said, "Although I won't show up in person, if someone is interested, they can still see some clues. I have too much contact with you.
If you do, some people in the church may also be suspicious of you."
Zhao Yingong said: "I saved this. From now on, we will communicate through letters. If we want to meet and talk in detail, I will go to Qingyunguan to celebrate. However, there is no need for us to never meet. It would seem too deliberate."